Aesthetic Life and Why It Matters by Dominic Lopes (English) Hardcover Book

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As the sunset swings into view, you think, "That's beautiful." You take a bite of cake and you think, "Wow, that's sweet." Maybe too sweet. You hear that new song and it blows you away. You play it for your friends. The novel is wonderful, the movie disappoints, the dress looked better in the store. Three philosophers offer their perspectives on how your aesthetic commitments move you through the world and shape your well-being, your sense of self, and yourconnections to others.

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As the sunset swings into view, you think, "That's beautiful." You take a bite of cake and you think, "Wow, that's sweet"-maybe too sweet. You hear that new song and it blows you away. You play it for your friends. The novel is wonderful, the movie disappoints, the dress looked better in the store. Aesthetic Life and Why It Matters offers three new answers to Socrates's great question about how we should live that focus on the place of aesthetic engagementin well-being. Three philosophers offer their perspectives on how aesthetic commitments move us through the world and shape our well-being, our sense of self, and our connections to others. Aesthetic engagementis a site for achievement, it cultivates individuality within a context of community, and it satisfies a hunger for exploring our differences. A closing dialogue between the authors probes some flash points in thinking about value: disagreement, subjectivism, ethnocentrism, fads and fashions, and ideology critique. Written in appealing prose, with vivid examples, a comprehensive introduction, and suggestions for further reading, the book is designed as a self-contained module in aesthetics forintroductory courses in philosophy.

Author Biography

Dominic McIver Lopes FRSC teaches philosophy at the University of British Columbia and has written on a wide variety of topics in aesthetics, including the meaning and value of images, new technologies in the arts, and theories of art and aesthetic value. He is now writing a book on aesthetic injustice.Bence Nanay is Professor of Philosophy and BOF Research Professor at the University of Antwerp and the Director of European Network for Sensory Research. He is the author of Between Perception and Action (2013), Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception (2016) and Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction (2019), all with Oxford University Press as well as six forthcoming books. His main focus of work these days is a project on global aesthetics.Nick Riggle is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego. He is the author of On Being Awesome: A Unified Theory of How Not to Suck (2017), as well as several articles on aesthetic value and why it matters. He is currently working on a book about the philosophical and cultural significance of existential imperatives like carpe diem, live in the moment, and you only live once.

Table of Contents

IntroductionChapter 1: Unlocking Experience by Bence NanayChapter 2: Aesthetic Lives: Individuality, Freedom, Community by Nick RiggleChapter 3: Getting into It: Ventures in Aesthetic Life by Dominic McIver LopesBreakout by Dominic McIver Lopes, Bence Nanay, Nick Riggle

Review

The volume is written in language accessible to nonspecialists and makes good use of examples...Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers. * Choice *

Long Description

As the sunset swings into view, you think, "That's beautiful." You take a bite of cake and you think, "Wow, that's sweet"-maybe too sweet. You hear that new song and it blows you away. You play it for your friends. The novel is wonderful, the movie disappoints, the dress looked better in the store.Aesthetic Life and Why It Matters offers three new answers to Socrates's great question about how we should live that focus on the place ofaesthetic engagement in well-being. Three philosophers offer their perspectives on how aesthetic commitments move us through the world and shape our well-being, our sense of self, and our connections to others.Aesthetic engagement is a site for achievement, it cultivates individuality within a context of community, and it satisfies a hunger for exploring our differences. A closing dialogue between the authors probes some flash points in thinking about value: disagreement, subjectivism, ethnocentrism, fads and fashions, and ideology critique. Written in appealing prose, with vivid examples, a comprehensive introduction, and suggestions for further reading, thebook is designed as aself-contained module in aesthetics for introductory courses in philosophy.

Feature

Selling point: Articulates three original answers to Socrate's question, why should we take our aesthetic pursuits so seriously?Selling point: Presents the aesthetic broadly to include not only the arts but also nature, the human body and its adornment, design, decoration, cuisine, games, and moreSelling point: Includes a comprehensive introduction, suggested readings, and a concluding dialogue

Details ISBN0197625797 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0197625797 ISBN-13 9780197625798 Format Hardcover Pages 128 Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Author Nick Riggle Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Series Thinking Art NZ Release Date 2022-04-28 US Release Date 2022-04-28 UK Release Date 2022-11-13 Birth 1964 Death 1593 Affiliation Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of San Diego Position Associate Professor of Philosophy Qualifications III Publication Date 2022-04-28 Alternative 9780197748510 DEWEY 111.85 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2022-06-29 We've got this

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